common-workflow-language / common-workflow-language/cwl-v1.2

CWL Enum using numerics ?

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Description

The https://www.commonwl.org/v1.2/CommandLineTool.html#CommandInputEnumSchema only allows `string` symbols.

However, it is very common to have `integer` and `double`/`float` as well.

Should `CommandInputEnumSchema` allow these numeric types as well?
Otherwise, how could I add this functionality?
I am trying to convert OpenAPI-style process definitions into CWL processes, and I cannot convert an input using an `enum[int]` type.

Note that the current JSON schema actually allows (incorrectly?) numbers, given that I did not even realize numbers were not supported while writing it.
https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwl-v1.2/blob/1.2.1_proposed/json-schema/cwl.yaml#L1354-L1364

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Research direction

Start with CommandInputEnumSchema in json-schema/cwl.yaml at lines 1354-1364 and compare it with the v1.2 CommandInputEnumSchema specification. Determine whether integer and double/float symbols should be supported and how the schema and specification should agree. Done means the supported enum types and their schema behavior are unambiguous.

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Assessment

Tech stack
json, yaml
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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